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Public Enemy No. 1 John Dillinger staged one of the most daring and infamous jailbreaks in American history in Crown Point 89 years ago.

The car driven by John Dillinger to escape Crown Point comes to the city. CROWN POINT — Lake County put on a homecoming worthy of a big screen gangster movie for the return of the Lillian Holley car. The jet black 1934 V-8 Ford that depression-era desperado John Dillinger stole in his famous jail escape 87 years ago cruised back to the Sheriff’s House on Saturday afternoon. It arrived with a motorcade, directed by Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr., of county police cars, motorcycle and two county police helicopters. On Saturday morning, spectators and officials were able to get...

Mark Love, of Avondale, Arizona, whose late father co-owned a collection of Dillinger artifacts, believes, however, that the car is a great honor to her and a huge part of history that belongs in Northwest Indiana.

CROWN POINT — Lake County put on a homecoming worthy of a big screen gangster movie for the return of the Lillian Holley car. The jet black 1934 V-8 Ford that depression-era desperado John Dillinger stole in his famous jail escape 87 years ago cruised back to the Sheriff’s House on Saturday afternoon. The car driven by John Dillinger to eascape Crown Point comes to the city. It arrived with a motorcade, directed by Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr., of county police cars, motorcycle and two county police helicopters. A crowd of several hundred cheered as it stopped in the middl...

Joseph S. Pete , 219-933-3316 After John Dillinger was arrested for the murder of a police officer during a bank robbery, he escaped from jail in Crown Point, Indiana, and stole the Lake County sheriff's car. Now, 87 years after the jailbreak, Sheriff Lillian Holley’s car is returning.  It was tracked down and restored by Arizona resident Mark Love and the Old Sheriff's House Foundation in Crown Point.  Joseph S. Pete , 219-933-3316 CROWN POINT, Indiana — Relatives of John Dillinger and an Indiana sheriff will be on hand Saturday after the 1933...